Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-14

Boston p0lled very neary vote yeSter-
day.
War between Spain and Morocco is among
the possible things.
Mr.. ii. NJ. Bean of Camden will launch on
Thursday 1000 ton four-masted schooner.
M. Hertenstein has been elected president
of Switzerland, and NJ. Hammer vice presi-
dent.
Powderly has been reported very i'll from
hemorrhage of the lungs at his home in
Scranton, Penn.
The police stopped league meeting at
Kildysart, County Clare on Sunday, About
300 leaguers afterward went in boats to Cam
mons Island and held meeting. outwitting
the police.
At 2.30 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, three
policeman forced an entrance into Brown
Bros saloon at Bath with crowbars. The
saloon has been closed fora week No liquor
was found.
Friday last while handling gun supposed
to be unloaded, VIM. Young of Matinicus
Island fatally wounded his brother-in-law
Geore G. Lunt, the gun being discharged and
the contents taking effect in the unfortunate
mans side
Between ten and eleven o'clock Monday
night, at Claremont, n. H., Joel Crowther
aged about %, cigar maker killed his moth
er with whom he lived by choking or strik-
ing her. 1t is not clear yet whether the crime
was caused by rum.
Another detective named Plante has been
arrested at Montreal charged with completely
in the conspiracy of Fahey, Naigle and Bu-
reau. The detectives have been protecting
thieves in their work and sharing in the
plunder. Bureau has confessed his guilt.
Gladstone in letter to the liberal meet
ing at Dundoon, Scotland says: Shocking
and painful discord is being created in the
name of union as at one time worse crimes
were committed in the name of liberty. The
state of Ireland has grown steadily worse
under the present government.
The Senate committee on finance held its
first meeting Tuesday morning, and ordered
a favorable report on the Morrill, bill to re-
fund to the States the direct taxes
imposed by act of 1861. The aggregate i,
about fifteen millions. 1t is the bill passed
by the Senate at the last session.
President Carnot's message dwells upon
the necessity of Slow cautious reforms dan
ger of Utopian projects and the importance
of setting aside all violence and uniting
Frenchmen in one patriotic movement. The
president concludes with the promise that he
will use every effort to show himself worthy
of the honor done him.
About one hundred and fifty leading min
ing men, merchants and professional men OF
Utah. assembled in the chamber of commerce
at Salt Lake City, Monday night to protest
against any reduction of the existing. tariff
duties on imported lead or lead ores Ap-
propriate resolutions were passed and dele.
CATION will be sent to Washington.
The formation of the Tirard ministry was
brought about by the threats of President
Carnot to resign if Tirard refused to &c
ahead with the task. 1t is now called Car
not's cabinet. The organ of Cemencear
and other radical organs make attacks on the
new government, which, it is expected, vii
collapse after the holidays.
Fire occurred Tuesday morning in the
seven story iron front building at 1853 Greer
street, New York The 4th, 9Th and 7tf
stories were occupied by Hayes & Panley
dress trimmings and braids, whose loss il
about SIS, 900. The second and third floor
are occupied by S. Hirsh & Sons, sealskinl
and dealers in raw and dressed furs. Los
| by water about 500, 900, with insurance Of
s25 900; loss on building 5000.
The funeral of Madame Boneyault or
Monday at Paris, was attended by all the
employees of the Bon Marche. Her will de
votes SO ,000, 900 in legacies of from 500 tt
| $1,000 to those employees who have been il
her service ten years. S200,000 to associa-
tons for young workmen, s200,000 to tn
home for convalescent employees, s20 .O0'
to Pasteur, and numerous other large be
quests for charitable purposes including
$50, 900 for the poor of Paris.